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End-blown fingerhole horn

End-blown fingerhole horn

Vernacular name:Bukkehorn
Date: 1997
Place Made:Tolga, Norway, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedIncised near mouthpiece: M. S. 1997 (ligature)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionGoat’s horn, stained dark brown, naturally curved, four fingerholes, integral mouthpiece.
DimensionsHeight: (chord) 370 mm
Tube length: 376 mm
Bore diameter (internal, minimum): 16.2 mm, 9.8 mm
Fingerhole position (from receiver): 178 mm, 201 mm, 225 mm, 245 mm
Hole diameter (range): 6-9 mm
Bell diameter: 51-86 mm

ProvenancePurchased in 1997 from Magnar Storbækken, Tolga, Norway.
Credit Line: Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Not on view
Published ReferencesKlaus, Sabine Katharina, Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 2: Ways to Expand the Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2013), p. 252.
Object number: 07290